§ 31-20-1. When railroad crossing stops required of all vehicles.
Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50′) but not less than fifteen feet (15′) from the nearest rail of the railroad, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. These foregoing requirements shall apply when:
(1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
(2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
(3) A railroad train approaching within approximately one thousand five hundred feet (1,500′) of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from that distance, and the railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard;
(4) An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing.
(5) Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.
History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 31, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-20-1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 117.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-20 - Special Stops Required
Section 31-20-1. - When railroad crossing stops required of all vehicles.
Section 31-20-2. - Driving through railroad gate or barrier.
Section 31-20-3. - Stop signs at dangerous railroad crossings.
Section 31-20-4. - Vehicles required to stop at all railroads — Exceptions.
Section 31-20-5. - Moving of heavy equipment over railroad crossings.
Section 31-20-6. - Designation of through highways — Erection of stop and yield signs.
Section 31-20-7. - Specifications for stop signs.
Section 31-20-8. - Placement of stop signs.
Section 31-20-9. - Obedience to stop signs.
Section 31-20-10. - Vehicles emerging from alleys, driveways, and buildings.
Section 31-20-10.1, 31-20-10.2. - [Reserved.]
Section 31-20-10.3. - School bus stops — Routes.
Section 31-20-10.4. - Exemption from discharge requirements of § 31-20-10.3.
Section 31-20-11. - Marking of school buses — Penalty for violation.
Section 31-20-11.1. - Signaling of stops for school buses.
Section 31-20-12. - Stopping for school bus required — Penalty for violation.
Section 31-20-12.1. - Repealed.
Section 31-20-13. - School buses stopped on divided highway or in loading zone.
Section 31-20-15. - Posting of bridle path signs.
Section 31-20-16. - Stops at bridle path crossings.
Section 31-20-17. - Stopping for crossing guards and school bus monitors required.
Section 31-20-17.1. - Private complaint — Stopping for crossing guard/bus monitor required.